Martha Vandrei

Queen Boudica and Historical Culture in Britain: An Image of Truth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this unique new study, Martha Vandrei examines how the ancient story of Queen Boudica has been represented throughout history, from Tacitus to the twentieth century, shedding light on the way the British public engages with the past.

Produktdetails

• Past and Present Book
• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780198816720
• ISBN-10: 0198816723
• Artikelnr.: 50499043

Autorenporträt

Martha Vandrei is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Exeter. This is her first book.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction: Queen Boudica and the Idea of Historical Culture
* 1: 'Higher then to her no bookes doe reach': The Queen and the
Antiquary
* 2: 'They that write to all, must strive to please all': Historians,
Playwrights, and the Drama of History, 1640-1700
* 3: 'Poetry and fiction intermixt with our history': Druids, Patriots,
and Critics in the Eighteenth Century
* 4: 'Too strange to be popular': Negotiating Past and Present in
Nineteenth-Century Historical Culture
* 5: 'A great deal of historical claptrap': Heroine of Empire?
* 6: 'That ubiquitous monarch': Finding Boudica from Wales to Essex
* Conclusion
* Bibliography